Cuff-holder.



PATENTED SEPT. 5, 1905.

0. J. HIGH.

GUPP HOLDER. APPLICATION FILED ooT.7.194.

UNITED STATES Parana ernten.

CUFF-HOLDER.

Specification ef Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 5, 1905.

Application letl October '7, 1904. Serial No. 227,522.

10 til 'uf/tom it muy fon/cern:

Be it known that I, @soria J. HIGH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Iashington. in the District of Columbia, have invented new and useful Improvements in Cuff- Holders, of which the following is a specilication.

This invention relates to in'iprovements in cuff-holders; and its object is to provide a cuffholder which is simple of construction, etlicient in use, and inexpensive in production, which is adapted to be attached to and supported from the sleeve of a coat or shirt to retain the cuff in a desired position, and which embodies a novel construction of elements and means for fastening' the same together and to the sleeve. A

Vith this and other objects in view the invention consists of the features of construction, combination, and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described and claimed, reference being' had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the application of theinvention. Fig. 2 is an inner or rear elevation thereof, showing in dotted lines the outer or lever member of the holder swung outward to release the fasteningpin. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the holder. Fig. 4e is adetail perspective view showing' the connection between the fastening-pin and the body portion or inner member of the holder. Fig. 5 is a longitudinal section on line 5 5 of Fig. 2, and Fig. 6 is a cross-section on the line 6 of Fig. 3.

r1`he cu ff-holder comprises in its construction two relatively movable elements 1 and 2, the element 1 forming the body portion of the device and the element 2 a catch for securing the free end of the fastening-pin, hereinafter described, on the body portion 1 to hold the same secured to the sleeve of the shirt or coat ofthe wearer. The body portion 1 is com posed of a comparatively thin, long, and narrow plate bent at one end to form an engagingl member to retain the cuff in place., said engaging member comprising` a head 3, extending parallel to said body portion, and a short neck extending' at right angles to the head and body portion and connecting the same together. In practice the head 3 is adapted to be passed through the buttonhole of the cutil to a position beneath the cuff, as shown in Fig. 1, while the neck 1 projects through said buttonhole and holds the head 3 At the end oppofrom endwise movement.

site the said cuff-engaging portion the member 1 is provided with an opening and is reduced to form a pair of angularly-bent ears o. A fastening-pin 7 is arranged upon the inner side of the body portion and has one end passing through the opening to the outer side thereof and bent to form a hook 8, which engages said reduced portion and which lies between the ears 6, which retain it in position and prevent the free end of the pin from having undue lateral movement. The plate or body portion 1 is offset near its reduced end, as shown at 9, and the pin7 is longitudinally curved to extend over said offset portion and to rest at its free end upon the straight portion of the plate. Near the offset portion the straight portion of the plate is formed with a groove or recess 10 to receive the free end of the pin and assist in holding the same against lateral movement when the parts of the holder are clasped together to secure the cu' in position.

The member 2 is formed, like the member 1, of a comparatively long, thin, and narrow plate and is pivoted to the memberl by a suitable pivot-fastening l1, which projects through the plates at a point adjacent to the neck 1. One end of the plate 2 extends beyond the neck et parallel with the head 3 of the plate 1 and forms a finger-piece 12 to adapt the plate 2 to be readily swung upon the pivot 11. The opposite end of the plate is provided with an integral laterally-bent clasp 13, which is adapted when the parts are brought into parallel position to project over upon the inner side of the plate 1 and engage the free end of the pin 7 to hold it against movement. The free end or extremity of this clasp 13 is in the form of a lip 14, bent slightly below the plane of the body of the clasp to exert spring-pressure on the pin 7, and thus hold the same seated in the groove 10.

In the application of the invention the member 2 is tirst swung to thedotted-line position shown in 2 to release the clasp 13 from IOO engag'ement with the pin 7, and then the cuffengaging member of the plate 1 is engaged with the cufl' by passing' it through the buttonhole therein, as before explained, the cuttl adjusted to the desired position and the holder secured to the sleeve of the shirt or coat of the wearer by forcing the free end of the pin 7 into the material of the sleeve and then swinging the part 2 to closed position to bring the clasp 13 into engagement with the free end of the spring to hold the same from move- IIO ment and at the same time confine the engaged portion of the garment againstl detachment from the pin. When the parts are Vthus applied, the cuff will be held securely from disconnection, and by constructing the parts to adapt the device to be attached to the sleeve of the shirt or coat the cuff may be held at any desired position, so as to project beyond the end of the sleeve of the coat to the extent desired. It will be observed that the con-l struction of the parts of the holder is such that the clasp 13 when brought into engagement with the pin 7 will not only confine the pin from movement, but hold the parts of the device assembled in closed position and prevvent the pin from slipping out of engagement with the garment.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the construction and mode of operation of the invention will be understood without a further extended description.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is 1. A cuff-holder comprising two elements pivoted to swing laterally one upon the other, one of said elements being provided with means of attachment to a cuff and with an openable and Vclosable fastener for securing said element to a sleeve, and the other element having a keeper adapted by the pivotal movement thereof to be thrown into and out of engagement with said fastener and when said element is swung to closed position to connect the elements and engage and hold the fastener closed, substantially as described.

2. A cuff-holder comprising two elements pivoted to swing laterally one upon the other, one of said elements being provided at one end with means of attachment to a cuff and at the other end with a sleeve-engaging device comprising a fastening-pin connected at one end to said element and having its point end inwardly directed and lying upon the element and adapted to be moved outwardly there-f from for passage through the sleeve, and a transversely-arranged spring-.clasp upon the other element? adapted when the elements are brought into alinement to embrace and hold them connected and to engage and hold closed the free or point end of the fastening-pin.

In testimony whereof l affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

OSCAR J. HIGH. 

